The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on reconstructive urologic surgery and andrology Spanish units' practice during the state of alarm in 2020: National survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In Spain the state of alarm secondary to COVID-19 dramatically changed the medical and surgical assistance activity of other pathologies. Regarding urological pathologies, those considered as "non-urgent" (andrology and reconstructive surgery) were postponed or even unattended.

Material and methods

In May 2020, once the first COVID-19 wave was almost over and still in the state of alarm, a 24-item survey was sent to 120 urologists from the Andrology Group and the Urologic Reconstructive Surgery Group of the Spanish Urological Association (AEU). Its aim was to determine the impact on clinical and surgical practice in both subspecialties.

Results

We observed a response rate of 75.8% with 91 answered surveys. Before the state of alarm, 49.5% of urologists ha

SUBMITTER: Calleja Hermosa P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9334879 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature